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Interactive Keys (Free Choice)

These keys allow the user to select which features of a plant to use for identification and in what order to use them. Our keys have been developed with the user in mind. They were created using Lucid, a program made by the Centre for Biological Information Technology (CBIT) at the University of Queensland. Please view our video tutorial for a better understanding of how the keys work.

Cyperaceae Poaceae
(Sedge Family) (Grass Family)
Carex Agropyron
Scleria Agrostis
Alopecurus
Andropogon
Apera
Briza
Bromus
Orchidaceae Cenchrus
(Orchid Family) Dichanthelium
Platanthera Digitaria
Echinochloa
Eragrostis
Glyceria
Muhlenbergia
Paspalum
Panicum
Setaria
Pooid Grass Genera
Phalaris





Interactive Dichotomous Keys (Directed Choice)

These keys require the user to give information on features selected by the author of the key and in the order selected by the author. They were created using Phoenix, another program made by CBIT. The resulting keys are more flexible than printed keys because they allow users to skip leads, returning to the skipped leads later, if desired.

Platanthera
Poaceae  (Grass Family)
 
AchnatherumNassella
AgropyronPiptatherum
AgrostisPiptochaetium
AmelichloaPleuropogon
AustrostipaPtilagrostis
BrachypodiumSecale
FestucaStipa
Hesperostipa Triticum
JaravaPoaceae (to tribes)
Melica








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List of Fact Sheets

Cyperaceae
Carex

Poaceae
Poaceae (FNA)
Grass Genera
Agropyron
Alopecurus
Apera
Briza
Glyceria
Sphenopholis

Orchidaceae
Platanthera


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Carex